State and city leaders on Thursday unveiled their final plan for fixing the decaying Route 6/10 Connector bridges, arguing the revamped $400-million proposal will improve highway safety while enhancing the neighborhoods around the 1.6-mile expressway. RIDOT plans to advertise a design-build contract for the project next month and put it out to bid by the spring, with construction starting in the fall. The entire project is supposed to be complete by September 2022. more